Occupation...

Way too many nuts and bolts

Millwright/field machinist, 35+ years repairing industrial machinery...pumps, compressors, hydraulic systems.
 
I'm a hustler in the making that does A/P at a paint company as a hobby.

Fortunately for me, it sounds like there are a lot of people with money out there on the pool tables! :D
 
WingsFan said:
Poor guy. Are you also the guy that subtlely screws up my car if I'm too much of an a-hole or do you just employ him? ;)
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I won't let them screw it up but in case you don't know then here is a little known unwritten rule.

A-holes pay extra!
 
Retired from the Navy in '93, wrote a couple of (still unpublished) books, was a sportscard dealer for about 12 years, and now sell books and CDs through Amazon. I do just well enough to live comfortably but not well enough to get myself in trouble (my extra dough always had a way of winding up in G-strings). Very interesting thread.
 
top this....

I design products for the Church of Scientology. NOT KIDDING. My own wife didn't believe me initially, don't expect you to either. Not a scientologist, can't twirl a Balabushka like Tom Cruise yet and don't possess his "dynamite break". Pays the bills.
 
Software developer...

Currently developing high-availability rating/guiding/billing systems for the telco industry. When I say "high-availability", I mean Five Nines (99.999% uptime), i.e. about 5 minutes total downtime per year. So, you can imagine how much pool time I have when things go wrong! Eeeesh...
 
I work as a engineer at a power plant, but i'm changing job now. And june 1 i start making tanks for liquid gass, and that is a good thing since the work place is only 5 minutes from where i live. This is going to give me a lot more time to play pool and play with my daughter.:)
 
i am a electric and water meter service tech. includes about half office work and half field work. job lets me travel and see the country, not bad pay. love it.
 
Strange...I thought I posted in this thread when it started! Apparently "some-timer's disease" is beginning to set in! LOL

Full time professional pocket billiard instructor/trick shot artist. I spend 8-9 months a year traveling the country teaching pool, and doing shows in the college market. It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it...:rolleyes: :D

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
Occupation

media / photographer and writer (full time now, thanks to the encouragement and support of my partner in life)
 
rc_collins said:
I design products for the Church of Scientology. NOT KIDDING. My own wife didn't believe me initially, don't expect you to either. Not a scientologist, can't twirl a Balabushka like Tom Cruise yet and don't possess his "dynamite break". Pays the bills.
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What kind of products do you design for COS?
JoeyA
 
Thepoolroomchef said:
I am the chef for THE POOLROOM SPORTS BAR AND GRILLE in Marietta and Duluth GA. Hence the name thepoolroomchef
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But, can you cook?
JoeyA
 
I am a machinist.I hurt my back about a year and a half ago and have not been able to return to work as of yet so my pool game is what I work on now.
 
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Let's see if I can remember them all. Paper boy, odd temporary jobs, counter person at Taco Bell, landscaper, kitchen helper, road clean-up, salesman and manager for Radio Shack, YMCA camp maintenance crew, salmon fisher, 8 years as assembler and technician at Hewlett-Packard, had my own business making and selling ceramic figurines, and then finally environmental test technician at Hewlett-Packard for the past 11+ years.
 
high fives quality system, that sounds like a rigorous task to accomplish.

I've worked as a maintenance hand, sound engineer, party motivator, retirement home volunteer, QA analyst, tech spec. writer, low-level programmer and my favorite "Math Workshop Facilitator."

The education industry is by far one of my favorites. But there are few others I've yet to try.

What do you think should a entry level person stay with what they favor or try new things with uncertain results?

Personally I like what Im doing and do not really want change.
 
renard said:
Whats your occupation? Pool players represent a large cross section of America. All walks of life from prominatant sports figures, to dentists, to construction workers... the list goes on and on. In our league we have a Lawyer, a Dentist, a Grave digger, a Chimney sweep, a engineer, and an Elevator mechanic to name a few. The last one represents myself.

I troubleshoot problems when the elevators don't work right. I provide maintainance on a scheduled basis. Perform safety tests to ensure they run as per code. Perform repairs when the elevators are really "Broke but good."
I am also "On Call' one day a week and one weekend a month.

I'm curious to see what everyone else does to pay the bills. :cool:

-----EDIT------this is the list so far... sorry if I missed anyone!!!
Elevator mechanic
Software / Web developer
Wall street finance
Computer System Administrator/Systems Integrator/Network Designer/Network Administrator
Project Manager/ Estimator
software development company as Executive Assistant
analog integrated circuit designer
Computer technician/geek & graphis design
Industrial Engineer
product development engineer in a medical device company
HVAC Master mechanic
Room Owner
Grain Merchandiser
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping
customer service manager for Pitney Bowes
Full time BCA Master Instructor.Owner CUE-TECH Pool School
tech sales for systems and config mgmt focusing on automated asset inventory, help desk, software/patch mgmt and dist
own my own business (travel services industry
Information Security
auctioneer
ADVERTISING COMPANY, A Reliever
executive position at Walt Disney World Resorts overseeing the accounting offices
Locksmith
Air Force for 5 years and work in Military Intelligence
Residential marketing specialist
Inspector and Community Educator for the NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs
Area Sales Manager for a national medical imaging company
network engineer
welder/fabricator
graphic artist
student
project engineer
civil engeneer
Insitutional Equities Division of a major investment bank
install high end custom cabinetry
software developer
plumbing / HVAC trades and a masters license.
accountant for a large 'stored energy solutions' (read: industrial batteries) company
union crane operator
Part-time radiology transcriptionist
Director of Finance
Shipping department at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
own & operate a small well equipped cabinet shop
own home improvement business
Maintenance PM coordinator
Coleopterist
Network Analyst
pharmaceutical development
hedge fund administrator
college teacher
conventional machinist
Estimator for a large Industrial Painting company
certified antique appraiser
master finish carpenter
manage a team of sales engineers
write board-support software for aerospace computers
Fiction Writer
programmer
programmer
sign designer
High school English & theater teacher
applications programmer for Naval Electronic Surveilance Systems
legislative aide for an assemblymember
IT Sustainment manager
Investment Advisor/Portfolio Manager
project manager for Wells Fargo Auto Finance
buyer for a small cell phone provider
meteorologist
Senior Chief in the USN
design and manufacture ignition timing controls for high performance engines
lawyer
I'm a balloonman
Computer programmer
Director of Social Services
sales auto dealership
Sales in the Parks and Recreation industry
Full-time student
account management and sales
bigger railroads in the US. Conductor, Brakeman, Special Projects, Reporting Specialist
troubleshooting of computers
night shift supervisor for JPMCHASE
owen 3 mines here in Brazil, Emerald, Tourmaline, Topaz
Polymer testing associate
family owned billiard parlor
security officer in international organization
Network Administrator for the State of Maryland in the Baltimore City Prison System.
field service for a medical equipment company
Seargent in the AirForce
Computer Programmer
Computer Programmer
Series 8 Registered Investment Broker
College professor
Software Engineer
PeopleSoft Developer
Disabled Vietnam Vet USMC
Product Development Engineer for a large Seattle-area Aerospace Firm
Full time Mom
university teacher
post hole digger
Student
Financial Data Annalist for US Navy
co-owner of an online billiard supply store
chef for THE POOLROOM SPORTS BAR AND GRILLE
Retirement Services Delivery Specialist
I write music
Executive Recruiter
I work in a hospital in the emergency room
security
salon manager
Automotive service manager
Firestone as a tire changer
Store Keeper in a 1850's goldfields town
drive a city bus
I work 4 nights a week at a pool hall
Deere & CO. Auditor: Travel & Expense Dept
I work in the editorial department of a publication company
Millwright/field machinist
A/P at a paint company
Retired from the Navy in '93
I design products for the Church of Scientology
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not one topless dancer?!?! Bummer.
 
Senior Electrical Engineer

Jeff said:
I'm an Industrial Engineer and work in Quality Assurance.

My second "jobs" include raising/training Rottweilers, Web Site design, and running my Rottweiler Forum.
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I am the Senior Electrical Engineer.

Jeff, my Rott is a "leaner" are all of these monster dogs always looking to lean on something?

LOL

Ken
 
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